Geiselnehmer

[ˈɡaɪ̯zəlˌneːmɐ]

/[ˈɡaɪ̯zəlˌneːmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Geiselnehmer” is uncommon German (frequency #56,149 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,149
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die andere Menschen ihrer Freiheit beraubt

Corpus desk

Index DE-geiselnehmer · Geiselnehmer · German

Geiselnehmer · rank #56,149 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,149
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Geigerin

Nearest frequency peer: Geigerin (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Geiselnehmer“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Geiselnehmer“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Geiselnehmer
PropertyValue
HeadwordGeiselnehmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈɡaɪ̯zəlˌneːmɐ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Geiselnehmer“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Geiselnehmerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Geigerin“ (#56,148), „Geizhals“ (#56,150), „gehässig“ (#56,147). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „Geiselnehmer“ bei #56,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Geiselnehmer is uncommon German at frequency #56,149 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡaɪ̯zəlˌneːmɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die andere Menschen ihrer Freiheit beraubt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Geiselnehmer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Geiselnehmer, spelled G-E-I-S-E-L-N-E-H-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die andere Menschen ihrer Freiheit beraubt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Geiselnehmer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Polizei hat das Gebäude umstellt und tritt nun in Verhandlungen mit dem Geiselnehmer, um ihn zur Aufgabe zu bewegen.

Synonyms

KidnapperGeiseln

Antonyms

GeiselBefreier

This word in other languages

kidnapper(English)secuestrador(Español)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Geiselnehmer"?
"Geiselnehmer" is spelled G-E-I-S-E-L-N-E-H-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡaɪ̯zəlˌneːmɐ].
What does "Geiselnehmer" mean?
As a noun, "Geiselnehmer" means: Person, die andere Menschen ihrer Freiheit beraubt
How do you pronounce "Geiselnehmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Geiselnehmer" is [ˈɡaɪ̯zəlˌneːmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Geiselnehmer" come from?
"Geiselnehmer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Geiselnehmer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gegnerschaft#56,144Gefälligkeit#56,141geschwollene#56,162Glasflaschen#56,175

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list